Aryeh Dvoretzky | |
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 Aryeh Dvoretzky, 1962 | |
| Born | May 3, 1916 |
| Died | May 8, 2008 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Known for | Dvoretzky's theorem Dvoretzky's theorem in stochastic approximation Dvoretzky–Kiefer–Wolfowitz inequality Dvoretzky–Rogers theorem eighth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Fekete |
| Doctoral students | Shmuel Gal Branko Grünbaum Joram Lindenstrauss |
Aryeh (Arie) Dvoretzky (Hebrew: אריה דבורצקי, Russian: Арье Дворецкий; May 3, 1916 – May 8, 2008) was a Ukrainian-born Israeli mathematician, the winner of the 1973 Israel Prize in Mathematics.[1][2] He is best known for his work in functional analysis, statistics and probability. He was the eighth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science.